Local governments could inject more than $1 billion into the B.C.’s economy by purchasing goods and services from local suppliers rather than multinational companies, according to a new study by researchers at the Columbia Institute, LOCO BC and the ISIS Research Centre at the Sauder School of Business at the University of B.C.
Buying supplies from foreign-based companies may be in conflict with those same governments’ local economic development goals, said Amy Robinson of LOCO ... Read More …

Vancouver-False Creek NDP candidate Matt Toner says B.C. needs to look beyond its history as a resource-based province and help develop its creative industries, like Vancouver’s growing video game industry. However, Liberal candidate Sam Sullivan says resource extraction is the foundation of the province’s economy and will remain important for the foreseeable future
The BC Liberals have been advocating for the expansion of Liquefied Natural Gas in BC, which critics argue would increase gas emissions... Read More …

We all dream of it, that BIG break. A lottery win, a job opportunity or a promotion that will change our lives forever. But what many of us neglect to consider is that the seeds of possibility are already in our hands.
When we get caught up in complaining about our current circumstances, we neglect to learn the lessons of today; the very lessons that will prepare us for the opportunity we are waiting for.... Read More …